Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures

 It always feels like we're just passing time in January.  We get one grey day after another, sometimes with tiny slightly blue patches ...

We had heard that a Great Lakes freighter was now wintering in Owen Sound, so after physio last week we drove down to the docks to see it.  ...

 We continued our ride west, really enjoying the sun pouring in the car windows.  Passsed fencerows, fields and farms, eventually turning no...

After visiting Thornbury harbour we headed straight south out of town.  I'm always impressed by the big old 19th century homes on the ma...

Last Saturday was a rare sunny day at this time of year, so we headed out for a drive.  We drove to Thornbury first, down into the harbour a...

Just before we finally found a Snowy Owl, we passed through a corner of Paisley, a nice small town on the Saugeen River.  When we hit the ma...

We are in the midst of a huge transition in the farming economy here, from older 100 acre farms with their bank barns, and small cattle herd...